SECTION I
Backgrounds for Teaching Music
1 MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Why Music in the Elementary School?
What Elementary School Children Should Learn about Music
The Amount of Time that Should Be Allocated for Music
Materials and Equipment Needed to Teach Music
2 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC AND MUSIC CONCEPTS
Playing Instruments (Performing)
Reading and Notating Music (Performing and Creating)
Music Learning Theory: Edwin E. Gordon
Other Approaches to Curriculum
6 CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENTS AND INTEGRATION
Integrating Music with Other Subjects
Reaching All Learners in the Music Classroom
The Prekindergarten Child and Music
7 PLANNING AND ASSESSING MUSIC LEARNING
SECTION II
Model Experiences for Teaching Music
8 INTRODUCTION TO MODEL EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHING MUSIC
Scope and Sequence Chart of Music Concepts in Model Experiences, Levels I-III
Developmental Characteristics of Kindergarten-5th-Grade Students
Suggestions for Model Experience Presentations
9 LEVEL I: KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE
Sequence of Songs and Listening Selections
1 “Golden Gate” (Traditional chant)
2 “Riding in the Buggy” (American folk song)
3 “Parade,” from Divertissement, by Ibert
4 “Sally, Go ’Round the Sun” (American folk song)
5 “Boogie-Woogie Walk,” by Spencer
7 “Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks,” from Pictures at an Exhibition, by Mussorgsky
8 “John the Rabbit” (American folk song)
9 “The Elephant” and “The Aviary” from Carnival of the Animals, by Saint-Saüns
10 “Five Angels” (German folk song)
11 “Wishy Washy Wee” (American folk song)
12 “Head-Shoulders, Baby” (African-American game song)
13 “Bata Drums” (Nigeria) (excerpt) and “Munomuno” (Mulondo, Uganda) (excerpt)
14 “Wake Me!” (American folk song)
15 “Matarile” (Mexican folk song)
10 LEVEL II: SECOND AND THIRD GRADES
Sequence of Songs and Listening Selections
16 “Sing about Martin!” by “Miss Jackie” Weissman
17 “Barcarolle,” from Tales of Hoffmann, by Offenbach (excerpt) and “Devil’s Dance,” from The Soldier’s Tale, by Stravinsky
18 “Shoo, Fly” (American folk song)
19 “Chinese Dance,” from The Nutcracker Suite, by Tchaikovsky
20 “Willowbee” (American game song)
21 “Kangaroos,” from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saüns
23 “Chatter with the Angels” (African-American song)
24 “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” by Sousa
25 “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” from Cantata no. 147, by Bach
26 Canzona, by Gabrieli; Trout Quintet, fourth movement, by Schubert (excerpt); Serenade for Wind Instruments, Theme and Variations (K. 361), by Mozart; Toccata, third movement, by Chávez
27 “Ebeneezer Sneezer,” by Olson
28 “A Ram Sam Sam” (Moroccan folk song)
29 “The Dragon Song” (Chinese folk melody)
11 LEVEL III: FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES
Sequence of Songs and Listening Selections
30 “Pianists” from Carnival of the Animal, by Saint-Saüns
31 “Hawaiian Rainbows” (Modern Hawaiian song)
33 “Carillon” from L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, by Bizet
34 “Viennese Musical Clock” from Háry János Suite, by Kodály
35 “Mango Walk” (Calypso song from Jamaica)
37 “Corn Grinding Song” (Navaho Indian)
39 “Wabash Cannon Ball” (Traditional); “Orange Blossom Special,” by Rouse
40 “Lost Your Head Blues” (American blues)
41 “Piffle Rag,” by Yelvington
42 “Take Five,” by Desmond (excerpt)
43 “Four on the Floor,” by Larsen (excerpt); Archduke Trio, second movement, by Beethoven (excerpt)
A REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS
B INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTOHARP®, CHROMAHARP®, QCHORD®, SOPRANO RECORDER, AND GUITAR
C A COLLECTION OF CHANTS, PROVERBS, AND POEMS